Abstract
Objective: To evaluate hip fracture patients'yiews on content validity and feasibility of four commonly used generic measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Methods: We interviewed 32 elderly hip fracture patients without relevant cognitive impairment (mean age=81 years). Using think-aloud and verbal probing techniques, patients completed the EQ-5D descriptive system, Nottingham ...
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate hip fracture patients'yiews on content validity and feasibility of four commonly used generic measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Methods: We interviewed 32 elderly hip fracture patients without relevant cognitive impairment (mean age=81 years). Using think-aloud and verbal probing techniques, patients completed the EQ-5D descriptive system, Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), Short-Form 12 Health Questionnaire (SF-12) and WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). Results: Patients were mostly not able to self-complete the questionnaires. Content validity was most constrained by problems in comprehensibility (e.g. vaguely phrased). Some items, for instance, were considered irrelevant if the example was inappropriate. Patients named e.g. problems with vision as important for their HRQOL, but none of the instruments included related items. Conclusion: Although patients reported problems with all instruments, we suggest the EQ-5D or SF-12, as these appear to have the fewest limitations in content validity and feasibility from the patient's perspective. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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